
Twenty-Year-Old Youth
The film features the first scene with kissing in a Japanese film. Kiss scenes were encouraged by the American occupiers of Japan following World War II as it encouraged westernization and contrasted with the traditional bow prevalent in that country.
Top Billed Cast

Reikichi Kawamura
桑原/Kuwabara

Toyo Takahashi
浅子/Asako

Michiko Ikuno
章子/Shoko
Seiji Nishimura
三好/Miyoshi

Shirō Ōsaka
啓吉/Keikichi
Featured Crew
Takeshi Saitô
Director of Photography
Tadashi Manjome
Original Music Composer
Shôhei Takei
Screenplay

Yasushi Sasaki
Director
Takao Yanai
Screenplay